Alaska salmon troller Bay of Pillars in Chatham Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A Southeast Alaska trolling vessel. Credit ASMI
2015 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments
2015 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2016 Fisheries.
Rooper Brown Flatfish
NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of living marine resource. Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation reports are conducted annually to support decision makers at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council regarding catch quota decisions.
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Stock Assessments
* Below are chapters of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 2015 Stock Assessment Report. Download all Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands assessment chapters here.
- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Introduction
- Alaska Plaice
- Arrowtooth Flounder
- Atka Mackerel
- Blackspotted and Rougheye Rockfish
- Flathead Sole
- Forage Species
- Greenland Turbot
- Kamchatka Flounder
- Northern Rock Sole
- Northern Rockfish
- Octopus
- Other Flatfish
- Other Rockfish
- Pacific Cod - Aleutian Islands
- Pacific Cod - Eastern Bering Sea
- Pacific Ocean Perch
- Pollock - Aleutian Islands
- Pollock - Bogoslof Island
- Pollock - Eastern Bering Sea
- Sablefish
- Sculpin
- Sharks
- Shortraker Rockfish
- Skates
- Squids
- Yellowfin Sole
Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
* Below are chapters of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) 2015 Stock Assessment Report. Download all Gulf of Alaska assessment chapters here.
- Gulf of Alaska Introduction
- Arrowtooth Flounder
- Atka Mackerel
- Deep-water Flatfish
- Demersal Shelf Rockfish
- Dusky Rockfish
- Flathead Sole
- Northern Rockfish
- Northern and Southern Rock Sole
- Octopus
- Other Rockfish
- Pacific Cod
- Pacific Ocean Perch
- Pollock - Walleye
- Rex Sole
- Rougheye and Blackspotted Rockfish
- Sculpin
- Shallow-Water Flatfish
- Sharks
- Skates
- Shortraker Rockfish
- Squids
- Thornyheads
Ecosystem Status Reports
Economic Status Reports
Additional Resources
- North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports
- Alaska Species Stock Assessment Results Archive (2014-2016)
- 1998-2012 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports
- Alaska Stock Assessments
- Alaska Marine Ecosystem Status Report Archive
- Groundfish and Shellfish Assessment Surveys Sample Request Instructions
- Alaska Fisheries Life History Database
- Southeast Alaska Coastal Monitoring Survey Reports
- Essential Fish Habitat Research Plan in Alaska
- Alaska Groundfish Survey Data Map
- Alaska Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey Data
- Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey Protocols
- Groundfish Species and Survey Codebook
Alaska salmon troller Bay of Pillars in Chatham Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A Southeast Alaska trolling vessel. Credit ASMI